In exchange for the cash influx, Senators will require the postal service to halve the number of post offices it wanted to close, from 252 to 125, and to work with local communities to determine the level of mail service required before taking any actions.
"This comprehensive postal reform legislation will preserve vitally important rural post offices and mail processing plants," said Senator Bernie Sanders. "It also would give the Postal Service the flexibility that it needs to raise additional revenue in the years to come by offering innovative new products and services in the digital age."
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